Bellanca 7GCBC N5037C
25 September 2009 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 2009 at about 23:50 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N5037C, operated by John Mc Intyre, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.0108, -144.6804
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N5037C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Mc Intyre
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC09CA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll at an off-airport site.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot reported he was landing a tailwheel airplane at an off-airport site during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight when the airplane encountered some bumps during the landing roll and nosed over. The pilot said there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and that he should have made a wheel landing or had some additional weight in the rear of the airplane to help keep the tail down. The airplane received substantial damage to the rudder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2009 | Bellanca 7GCBC | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Biplane Rides Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Exeter, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Helena, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Norton Leslie J | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Rockport, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2008 | Bellanca 7GCBC | American Fork, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 10 Jun 2009 | Harden RV-7 | Elim, Alaska, United States | Harden Bruce D R | Fatal | 2 |